{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Humans of Martech","title":"85: Arun Thulasidharan: Warehouse-native martech and an alternative pricing model","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/87f649cd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2768,"description":"Summary: Arun clarifies 'warehouse-native' and 'connected' concepts, positioning Castled.io as a flexible solution that caters to specific customer needs. He addresses challenges in traditional martech, such as the disparity between customer base size and value derived, and presents Castled.io's unique solutions like an alternative pricing model and immediate data access. Arun navigates the issues of a warehouse-native approach, providing strategies for handling real-time data and minimizing compute charges. He cautions against seeing warehouse-native adoption as merely an escape from reverse ETL, emphasizing its potential to resolve existing martech problems and enhance functionalities. Arun encourages a positive attitude towards new, complex technologies, recognizing their transformative potential.About ArunArun is a data engineer by trade with over a decade of experience building and scaling systems in the startup ecosystemHe started his career in software engineering roles at Applied Materials, an enterprise semiconductor manufacturer and later MiQ, a programmatic advertising media partnerArun then joined Flipkart, known today as India’s largest e-commerce marketplace with a whopping 150 million customers He then moved to the startup world joining Hevo Data as one of the first tech hires, a No-code ETL Data Pipeline platform that enables companies to consolidate data from multiple softwareIn 2021, Arun moved to San Francisco to co-found his first startup, Castled Data - A warehouse-native customer engagement platform that sits directly on top of cloud data warehousesAlong with his team of founders Arun was selected by YC in the Winter 22 batchFrom Open Source Reverse ETL Tool to Warehouse Native CEPWhen asked about the transformational journey of Castled.io, Arun shed light on the genesis of the company's vision. It was a time when businesses wanted to move their data from warehouses to various tools, yet the market lacked the means to do this efficiently....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4eBcAi2MlxuVPdaWgcnwbeXVYH5naGhZe-qIuSYOdjU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZGE5/NTRiZjYwMDI0NWM5/MmE4MDQ1NWJlODA3/MjUxYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}